Beyond Open Distance Learning is not about the advances made in distance education through the use of modern communication technologies and educational pedagogies (OECs, MOOCs, web, YouTube, Twitter, etc). The book is more about the discussion on the need for new thinking (disruptive innovations) for a more holistic development or Kuhonian revolution. It discusses ways to try to escape from the cocoon we created in ODL and higher education and to move towards new horizons of a sustainable and balanced development of the society.

Addie desperately wants to do something with her life, but living with her despotic father, she feels that she is slowly losing herself, becoming more and more resentful and bitter. Her life suddenly takes an unexpected turn when she meets a big white dog with deep blue eyes while clearing the snow off their front walks. Unbeknownst to her, the next day brings even more surprises. Walking through the mall with her friend, Addie misses a small step and lands on her knees. A handsome tall man assists her to her feethe has deep blue eyes! A week later, she goes skating after her father literally kicks her out of the house for the day, as someone is coming over and he doesnt want her around. A little girl, sitting on the ice, is crying her eyes out. Its obvious she cant skate when Addie assists her to a nearby bench, and when the little girl finally looks at her, the shock leaves her pale and dizzy. More deep blue eyes!

This book provides theoretical and empirical discussions around the impact of MOOCs and other pedagogical strategies for online learning in international contexts. Through discussions of inverse blended learning and other teaching and learning approaches, Part I navigates the pressing conceptual issues around global online education. By analyzing the Malaysia MOOC Initiative—the first governmental MOOC project in the world—Part II offers insight into the developmental strategies, learning design, and integrative approaches of these pioneering efforts. Edited by leading scholars in the field of globalized online learning, this volume offers a valuable contribution to research around collaborative initiatives between governments and universities, especially ones dedicated to open and distance education.

Sarah and Ben have faced countless challenges together-long-distance, career upheavals, and family crises-but their love has always brought them through. As they work to build a future together, they must confront the hidden complexities of their relationship and the past that haunts Sarah. This heartfelt story explores the power of love, the strength of memory, and the unseen ties that bind us to those we've lost. As Sarah navigates the delicate balance between reality and her own inner world, she discovers that true love can transcend even the greatest distances.

Contains Ether Morgan's first collections of poems full of hints and mysteries. Her book travels great distances across huge landscapes, both real and metaphorical, from the big skies and endless horizons of the English Ferns, the dust and rock of the moon, to the seas and deserts of dreams.

Reading Heikki Räisänen’s hermeneutics in context, Timo Eskola explores the development of Western New Testament interpretation. Reclaiming a Wredean approach to the Scriptures, Räisänen focuses on tradition and interpretation. He builds on Weberian sociology, adopted through Peter Berger’s theories, and substitutes sacralized culturalism for biblical theology. After examining fourteenth century Quran-criticism and its impact on Reimarus, Eskola discusses the genesis of the revised history-of-religion theory that Räisänen developed when investigating the Quran’s relationship to the Bible. Sociology then becomes a link between standard historicism and poststructuralism as Räisänen reinterprets Berger’s sociology of knowledge. Räisänen’s sacralized culturalism finally becomes the theory from which his magnum opus The Rise of Christian Beliefs has been written.